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Our remaining eight contestants are exhausted after the gauntlet, but Face Off isn’t slowing down. They meet up with McKenzie and Glenn at “the end of the world” for their next apocalyptic challenge.

The Challenge

Each contestant is creating one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse: war, death, pestilence, or famine. This is an individual challenge, but the contestants are creating two groups of horsemen. Each group will be presented together on the reveal stage, so it’s important that the artists consider the other makeups in their group.

The Concepts

GROUP #1

Jordan’s Horseman of War will have a mask with a bloody, soul-sucking hole underneath.

Scott wants his Horseman of Death to be sympathetic and look like she’s burial-wrapped.

Meg decides to make her Horseman of Pestilence an impish character with protrusions, and have a witch-doctor feel.

Stevie’s Horseman of Famine will have exaggerating features, but still be human. She’s planning to make him thin and gaunt, with a touch of death.

All of the horsemen in group #1 will have some sort of timepiece that links them.

GROUP #2

Ben is putting armor plating in the anatomy of his Horseman of War, meaning he’s making an entire chest piece.

Evan’s Horseman of Death is a reaper-like character with a scary mask that covers his reversed face: bone over exposed muscle.

Kevon plans to go big for his Horseman of Pestilence. He wants him to look bacterial, with a big, rotting, gaping mouth, and sores everywhere. And he wants to include tentacles to complete the look.

Nora’s Horseman of Famine will be skeletal, with external teeth and a mouth wrapped with barbed wire.

All of the horsemen in Group #2 will have collars and be led out by Death.

Lab Time

Back at the lab, Nora is stuck. Her sculpt is not coming together the way she wanted it to, and it’s making her doubt her concept. But Evan reassures her that it looks really cool, so Nora decides to move forward. By day two, she’s back on track and feeling good.

When Mr. Westmore comes by, he tells Kevon that his tentacles are looking too alien, but Kevon is loath to drop them completely. Instead, he moves them so they are coming out of the mouth instead.

Stevie is super-behind schedule. She doesn’t start her chest piece until day two, and as the end of the day approaches, she’s not sure if she’ll have enough time to get it molded. Luckily, she finishes in the nick of time.

On application day, Jordan isn’t applying any of his makeup until last looks because of his tricky face piece. But Kevon starts gluing stuff down ASAP so he can get started on his detailed paint job.

Rather than painting, Ben has to spend half of his time inserting the Kevlar panels into his chest piece. It takes up way too much of his time, and after seeing everyone else’s horsemen on the way to last looks, Ben is sure he’s going to be sent home.

Top Looks:

Nora
Evan

Bottom Looks:

Ben
Kevon

The Judges Say …

The judges love the color palette on Nora’s horseman and the barbed wire around its mouth. She created good forms and textural detail. Her horseman felt very thorough, and fulfilled the challenge with a cool concept.

The graphic design on Evan’s horseman makes it really interesting. His paint job and sculpting are great, and he presented a unique interpretation. The judges also thought he did a great job painting his mask. And while the judges would normally call Evan out for his iffy anatomy, his sculpt was so beautiful, just this once, it was okay.

Ben had an okay sculpture, but it lacked clarity. There wasn’t much unique about his character, and the judges felt like he missed the object of the challenge. Ben just spent time on the wrong things; had he covered the body and spent more time painting instead, his horseman could have been more successful.

Kevon’s horseman doesn’t look like a horseman or even like a human. There were too many mismatched ideas in Kevon’s makeup and concept, and it didn’t fit the challenge. Each piece of Kevon’s makeup was cool, but mashed together, they didn’t work.

WINNER: Evan

SENT HOME: Kevon

Which of the creepy horsemen was your favorite? We’re getting down to the wire. Who do you think will make the finals?

Expression Of JoyThe Brady Bunch: Groovy! The Bradys: Ritual hugging Married…With Children: ”Oh, great.” Thirtysomething: ”Of course I’m happy for you. Really. But what about me? Why does it always have to be about you? The Flintstones: ”Yabba-dabba doo

Expression Of Rage

The Brady Bunch: ”Hmmm…” The Bradys: ”If you back away from something you really want, then you’re a quitter!” (the angriest any Brady has ever been) Married…With Children: ”Aaagh, God, take me from this miserable life!” Thirtysomething: ”I’m not angry, OK?” The Flintstones: ”Willllmaaaa!”

Typical ProblemThe Brady Bunch: Marcia and her rival both want to be the prom queen. The Bradys: Bobby gets paralyzed. Married…With Children: Al doesn’t buy his family Christmas presents. Thirtysomething: Nancy gets cancer. The Flintstones: Fred and Barney are staying out too late.

Typical SolutionThe Brady Bunch: The prom committee decides to have two queens. The Bradys: Bobby gets married. Married…With Children: They hate him. Thirtysomething: If only we knew… The Flintstones: Wilma and Betty decide to follow them.

Attitude Toward SexThe Brady Bunch: Never heard of it The Bradys: Omigod — even Cindy does it! Married…With Children: Peg: Yes. Al: No. Thirtysomething: They didn’t get all those kids by accident. The Flintstones: Prehistoric

How Spouses FightThe Brady Bunch: They don’t. The Bradys: Infrequently, but it happens Married…With Children: Tooth and nail Thirtysomething: They stop talking The Flintstones: Fred and Barney go bowling while Wilma and Betty max out their charge cards.

How Kids Get Into TroubleThe Brady Bunch: Greg takes a puff of a cigarette. The Bradys: Carol’s grandson steals her business cards and sticks them in the spokes of Bobby’s wheelchair. Married…With Children: By committing felonies Thirtysomething: Ethan plays with a forbidden toy rocket. The Flintstones: They don’t.

How They’re Punished

The Brady Bunch: ”It’s not what you did, honey — it’s that you couldn’t come to us.” The Bradys ”Next time, ask.” Married…With Children: By the authorities Thirtysomething: It blows up in his face. The Flintstones: They’re not.

What Family Does For FunThe Brady Bunch: Takes special three-part vacations to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon The Bradys: Has flashbacks Married…With Children: Exchanges insults Thirtysomething: Talks The Flintstones: Attends showings of The Monster at the Bedrock Drive-In

Unsolved MysteriesThe Brady Bunch: How exactly did Carol’s first husband and Mike’s first wife die? The Bradys: What’s with Marcia’s new face and Bobby’s blonde hair Married…With Children: What kind of hair spray does Peg use? Thirtysomething: Why did Nancy take Elliot back? What do Gary and Susanna see in each other? The Flintstones: How does Barney’s shirt stay on if he has no shoulders? Where do Fred and Wilma plug in their TV?

Worst BehaviorThe Brady Bunch: The Brady children once made Alice feel under-appreciated.

Best Reason To WatchThe Brady Bunch: This is what life should be. The Bradys: They’re all grown-ups now! Married…With Children: Terry Rakolta hates it. Thirtysomething (Tie) This is your life. This isn’t your life. The Flintstones: This is what life might have been.

Best Reason Not To WatchThe Brady Bunch: Blurred vision from rerun overdoses. The Bradys: You’re all grown-ups now. Married…With Children: She has a point. Thirtysomething: After a while, you think it’s real. The Flintstones: The Simpsons